Revised 2/17/00
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Thursday, March 2, 2000
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 9:00 a.m. | Call to order Roll call Consideration of minutes of previous meeting |
BUDGET MONITORING |
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| 9:05 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget on the status of the state general fund |
| 9:20 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a report on oil production and oil market prices |
| 9:30 a.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of budget monitoring reports relating to major expenditures of the Department of Human Services, higher education, Department of Public Instruction, and charitable and penal institutions |
STATE AGENCY OFFICE SPACE NEEDS |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Office of Management and Budget regarding the information that will be required in state agency budget requests to address issues of locating state agency functions away from a central office setting |
| 10:20 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Department of Economic Development and Finance on information that is available to use when evaluating the availability of space in rural communities to house state employees or state programs |
| 10:40 a.m. | Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the state agency office space needs study |
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FACILITIES PLAN |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Presentation by representatives of the State Department of Health on the status of its facilities plan |
| 11:15 a.m. | Comments by representatives of the North Dakota State's Attorneys Association regarding the benefits and concerns of locating the state morgue and State Medical Examiner at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| 11:30 a.m. | Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the State Department of Health facilities study |
| 12:00 noon | Luncheon recess |
PRIVATIZATION |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Department of Transportation of suggestions for criteria that should be used when contracting for services |
| 1:20 p.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Department of Human Services on suggestions for criteria that should be used when contracting for services |
| 1:40 p.m. | Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the privatization study |
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Geological Survey regarding its mission and location and the history of the role and function of the Geological Survey |
| 2:20 p.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Municipal Bond Bank regarding its mission and location, the role of its advisory board, and the history of the role and function of the Municipal Bond Bank |
| 2:50 p.m. | Presentation by representatives of the Oil and Gas Division regarding its mission and location and the history of the role and function of the Oil and Gas Division |
| 3:10 p.m. | Comments by committee members and other interested persons regarding the Industrial Commission study |
| 3:20 p.m. | Committee discussion and staff directives |
| 3:30 p.m. | Travel to Job Service North Dakota, 1000 East Divide Avenue, Bismarck |
| 3:45 p.m. | Presentation by representatives of Job Service North Dakota regarding its programs and services |
| 4:00 p.m. | Tour Job Service North Dakota |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
